New England Revolution Game Notes

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1 New England Revolution Game Notes June 7, 2009 at 6 p.m. ET New England New York 2009 REVOLUTION SCHEDULE 2009 MLS RECORD: (HOME: AWAY: 1-2-3) vs ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: (HOME: AWAY: 1-2-3) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV 3-3-4, 13 Pts. MATCH INFORMATION Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009 Kickoff: 6 p.m. ET Location: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) Revolution TV: TV38 (Brad Feldman - play-by-play, Greg Lalas - analyst, Kristina Akra - sideline) Radio: WEEI Radio Network (Brad Feldman - play-by-play, Greg Lalas - analyst) Revolution PR Contacts: Lizz Summers (o: ) (c: ), lizzs@revolutionsoccer.net Jeff Lemieux (o: ) (c: ), jlemieux@revolutionsoccer.net New York PR Contacts: Andrew McGowan (o: ) (c: ), andrew.mcgowan@newyorkredbulls.com Brian Tsao (o: ) (c: ), btsao@newyorkredbulls.com Mike Antonaccio (o: ) (c: , michael.antonaccio@newyorkredbulls.com Ernesto Motta (o: ) (c: ), emotta@newyorkredbulls.com Robert Sierra (o: ) (c: ), rsierra@newyorkredbulls.com REVOLUTION INJURY REPORT 2-8-3, 9 Pts. Sat., March 21 at San Jose Earthquakes W 1-0 TV38 Sat., March 28 at New York Red Bulls T 1-1 FSC/FSE Sat., April 4 FC DALLAS W 2-1 TV38 Fri., April 17 at D.C. United T 1-1 ESPN2/Deportes Sat., April 25 at Real Salt Lake L 0-6 TV38 Sun., May 3 HOUSTON DYNAMO L 0-2 TV38/Telefutura Sat., May 9 at Chicago Fire T 1-1 TV38 Sat., May 16 COLORADO RAPIDS T 1-1 TV38 Sat., May 23 at Toronto FC L 1-3 TV38 Sat., May 30 D.C. UNITED W 2-1 TV38 Sun., June 7 NEW YORK RED BULLS 6:00 p.m. TV38 Sat., June 13 at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m. TV38 Sun., June 21 SUPERLIGA: SANTOS (MEX) 6:30 p.m. Telefutura Wed., June 24 SUPERLIGA: KANSAS CITY 7:00 p.m. Telefutura Sun., June 28 SUPERLIGA: ATLAS (MEX) 4:30 p.m. Telefutura QUESTIONABLE: DOUBTFUL: OUT: Taylor Twellman (neck pain) Chris Albright (L lateral meniscus surgery) Gabriel Badilla (bulging disk) Mauricio Castro (L hamstring strain) PROBABLE STARTERS 21 JOSEPH 10GP, 10GS, 4G, 2A Sat., July 4 at Los Angeles Galaxy 11:00 p.m. FSC/FSE Sat., July 11 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 4:00 p.m. TV38 Sun., July 19 CHIVAS USA 6:00 p.m. TV38 Sat., July 25 at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Aug. 1 TORONTO FC 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Aug. 8 LOS ANGELES GALAXY 6:00 p.m. FSC/FSE Thu., Aug. 20 at Seattle Sounders FC 10:00 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes Sun., Aug. 23 REAL SALT LAKE 6:00 p.m. TV38 29 MANSALLY 8GP, 6GS, 1G, 1A 14 RALSTON 6GP, 4GS, 3G, 2A 31 NYASSI 9GP, 7GS, 1G, 0A Sat., Aug. 29 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Sept. 5 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sun., Sept. 13 at Chivas USA 3:00 p.m. TV38/Telefutura 6 HEAPS 10GP, 10GS, 0G, 1A 13 LARENTOWICZ 10GP, 10GS, 0G, 1A 5 OSEI 4GP, 4GS, 0G, 0A 28 PHELAN 6GP, 4GS, 0G, 0A 25 BARNES 10GP, 10GS, 0G, 0A 30 ALSTON 6GP, 6GS, 0G, 0A Fri., Sept. 18 at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Sept. 26 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 7:30 p.m. TV38 Wed., Sept. 30 at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Oct. 3 at Colorado Rapids 9:00 p.m. TV38 Sat., Oct. 10 COLUMBUS CREW 7:30 p.m. TV38 1 REIS 5GP, 5GS, 1.40 GAA, 1 SHO Sat., Oct. 17 CHICAGO FIRE 6:00 p.m. FSC/FSE Sun., Oct. 25 at Columbus Crew 5:00 p.m. TV38

2 2009 TEAM COMPARISONS Overall: Points: 13 Overall: Points: 9 Place in Conference: T-Fifth Place in Conference: Seventh Home: Away: Home: Away: vs. East: vs. East: vs. West: vs. West: Goals For: 10 Goals For: 12 Goals Against: 17 Goals Against: 18 +/-: -7 +/-: TALE OF THE TAPE NEW ENGLAND HEAD COACHES NEW YORK Steve Nicol Name Juan Carlos Osorio 8 Total Years Coaching in MLS Career MLS Record same Year with Team 2 same Record with Team NEW ENGLAND TEAM CATEGORIES NEW YORK 10 Games Goals Scored Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Goals Allowed Per Game Goal Differential Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Suffered Fouls Committed Yellow Card Cautions 20 NEW ENGLAND INDIVIDUAL LEADERS NEW YORK Joseph (4) Goals Angel (4) Joseph, Ralston (2) Assists Kandji (3) Larentowicz (13) Shots Angel (40) Joseph, Larentowicz (7) Shots on Goal Angel (20) Ralston (2) Game-Winning Goals Kandji, Rojas (1) Larentowicz (1) Game-Winning Assists Kandji (1) Joseph (19) Fouls Suffered Kandji (24) Larentowicz (19) Fouls Committed Richards (23) Thompson (4) Yellow Card Cautions Goldthwaite, Richards (3) NEW ENGLAND GOALKEEPER LEADERS NEW YORK Knighton, Reis (450) Minutes Played Conway (720) Reis (1.40) Goals Against Average Conway (1.50) Reis (2) Wins Conway, Cepero (1) Reis (1) Shutouts Conway (1) Knighton (32) Saves Conway (30) ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Overall: Home: Away: Date Score NE Result Notes 4/20/96 New England 1 at MetroStars 0 W 5/19/96 MetroStars 0 at New England 2 W 8/03/96 MetroStars 1 at New England 1 W SO 8/14/96 New England 0 at MetroStars 4 L 4/12/97 New England 1 at MetroStars 3 L 5/30/97 MetroStars 1 at New England 3 W 9/09/97 New England 1 at MetroStars 3 L 9/20/97 MetroStars 2 at New England 3 W 5/31/98 MetroStars 1 at New England 1 L SO 6/24/98 New England 3 at MetroStars 5 L 9/02/98 New England 2 at MetroStars 0 W 9/26/98 MetroStars 0 at New England 0 L SO 5/29/99 New England 3 at MetroStars 3 W SO 7/04/99 MetroStars 2 at New England 3 W 8/25/99 New England 1 at MetroStars 1 W SO 10/02/99 MetroStars 1 at New England 2 W 6/17/00 New England 2 at MetroStars 4 L 7/15/00 MetroStars 2 at New England 0 L 8/12/00 New England 1 at MetroStars 2 L OT 9/09/00 MetroStars 3 at New England 4 W 4/07/01 New England 1 at MetroStars 2 L 6/03/01 MetroStars 1 at New England 1 T 2OT 9/07/01 New England 1 at MetroStars 3 L 3/23/02 New England 1 at MetroStars 3 L 6/29/02 MetroStars 2 at New England 0 L 7/20/02 New England 3 at MetroStars 4 L 9/21/02 MetroStars 0 at New England 0 W 7/12/03 MetroStars 3 at New England 3 T 2OT 9/13/03 New England 2 at MetroStars 1 W 10/18/03 New England 2 at MetroStars 1 W 10/25/03 MetroStars 2 at New England 5 W 4/25/04 New England 1 at MetroStars 1 T 5/22/04 MetroStars 1 at New England 1 T 6/26/04 MetroStars 1 at New England 2 W 9/11/04 New England 2 at MetroStars 3 L 5/21/05 New England 2 at MetroStars 2 T 6/25/05 MetroStars 2 at New England 4 W 9/17/05 New England 4 at MetroStars 5 L 9/24/05 MetroStars 0 at New England 1 W 4/08/06 New England 0 at Red Bulls 0 T 7/01/06 Red Bulls 2 at New England 3 W 9/09/06 Red Bulls 0 at New England 1 W 9/20/06 New England 2 at Red Bulls 0 W 7/14/07 New England 1 at Red Bulls 0 W 8/25/07 Red Bulls 1 at New England 2 W 9/22/07 New England 2 at Red Bulls 2 T 4/19/08 New England 1 at Red Bulls 1 T 6/18/08 Red Bulls 1 at New England 1 T 3/28/09 New England 1 at Red Bulls 1 T OT - overtime; SO - shootout; PK - penalty kicks NEW ENGLAND VS. NEW YORK SERIES INFORMATION The Revs lead the all-time, regular-season series with the New York Red Bulls (formerly the New York/New Jersey MetroStars), the Revs are against New York in Foxborough including at Gillette Stadium while they re on the road. Saturday night s match will be the second of three meetings between the Revs and Red Bulls this regular season, and the only one at Gillette Stadium the teams played to a 1-1 draw at Giants Stadium on March 28, while the regular-season series will conclude at the same facility on Sept. 18. The Revolution is undefeated against New York in the teams last 11 regular-season meetings (6-0-5) dating back to the end of the 2005 season, while the unbeaten run spans 13 games (7-0-6) including postseason matches New York s last victory in the regularseason series came on Sept. 17, 2005 a 5-4 victory at Giants Stadium. The Revs are in their last 11 home games against the Red Bulls dating back to 2002 New York hasn t won in Foxborough since June 29, 2002 a 2-0 win in the club s firstever visit to Gillette Stadium. New England s home winning percentage of.739 (15-4-4) against the Red Bulls is the club s best home winning percentage against any team it has faced more than five times the Revs are at home against Chivas USA and against Toronto FC. PLAYER NOTES VS. NEW YORK Taylor Twellman is New England s all-time leading scorer against New York with 12 goals, while he s also added five assists in 18 appearances. Steve Ralston is the Revolution s career leader in assists against New York with 20, more than he has recorded against any other team 12 of those assists have come in 22 appearances with the Revolution. Matt Reis is in his Revolution career against the Red Bulls, posting a 1.33 goals against average and five shutouts Reis missed the first meeting of the season on March 28 at Giants Stadium with right knee inflammation. LAST MEETING New England 1, New York 1 March 28, 2009 Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) Kenny Mansally scored the game-tying goal in the 90th minute and goalkeeper Brad Knighton made three saves in his MLS debut, as the Revs came from behind to extend their regular-season unbeaten streak against the Red Bulls to 11 games New York opened the scoring in the 35th minute, as former Revolution midfielder Khano Smith s low cross from the left wing was deflected by Jay Heaps into his own goal the Red Bulls maintained their advantage into the game s dying moments, but Mansally converted a pass from Shalrie Joseph with time winding down to secure a point for the Revolution.

3 2009 MLS STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. new york red bulls UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 21 MID Shalrie Joseph MID Steve Ralston F/M Kenny Mansally FWD Kheli Dube MID Sainey Nyassi DEF Jay Heaps MID Jeff Larentowicz MID Wells Thompson D/M Chris Tierney DEF Chris Albright DEF Kevin Alston FWD Stephane Assengue DEF Darrius Barnes DEF Amaechi Igwe GK Brad Knighton DEF Emmanuel Osei MID Pat Phelan GK Matt Reis FWD Taylor Twellman MID Mike Videira TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS GAME-WINNING GOALS: Steve Ralston 2, Kheli Dube 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jeff Larentowicz 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Steve Ralston 3-3 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 GK Matt Reis GK Brad Knighton TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS MLS RESULTS Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal scorers Sat., March 21 at San Jose W , T1 3 NE: Dube (55) Sat., March 28 at New York T , T1 4 NE: Mansally (90); NY: Own Goal (35) Sat., April 4 FC DALLAS W , NE: Nyassi (56), Ralston (80); DAL: Cooper (38) Fri., April 17 at D.C. United T , T1 8 NE: Joseph (50); DC: Olsen (91+) Sat., April 25 at Real Salt Lake L , T3 8 RSL: Olave (53), Mathis (55), Movsisyan (70), Escalada (81), Williams (85), Findley (89) Sun., May 3 HOUSTON L 0-2 9, HOU: Holden (22), Ching (58) Sat., May 9 at Chicago T , NE: Joseph (49); CHI: Conde (36) Sat., May 16 COLORADO T , NE: Ralston (18); COL: Casey (3) Sat., May 23 at Toronto FC L , NE: Joseph (12); TOR: Guevara (13, 70), De Rosario (67) Sat., May 30 D.C. UNITED W , T5 13 NE: Joseph (55), Ralston (90); DC: Fred (36) Sun., June 7 NEW YORK Sat., June 13 at Kansas City Sat., July 4 at Los Angeles Sat., July 11 KANSAS CITY Sun., July 19 CHIVAS USA Sat., July 25 at Houston Sat., Aug. 1 TORONTO FC Sat., Aug. 8 LOS ANGELES Thu., Aug. 20 at Seattle Sun., Aug. 23 REAL SALT LAKE Sat., Aug. 29 SAN JOSE Sat., Sept. 5 KANSAS CITY Sun., Sept. 13 at Chivas USA Fri., Sept. 18 at New York Sat., Sept. 26 SEATTLE Wed., Sept. 30 at FC Dallas Sat., Oct. 3 at Colorado Sat., Oct. 10 COLUMBUS Sat., Oct. 17 CHICAGO Sun., Oct. 25 at Columbus

4 MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES RED BULL AIR FORCE TO DELIVER GAME BALL ON SUNDAY Two members of the Red Bull Air Force will deliver the game ball to Gillette Stadium before kickoff of the Revolution s match against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday, June 7 Luke Aikins and Clint Clawson who have each logged more than 10,000 skydives will parachute directly onto the field at Gillette Stadium to deliver the ball to the match officials the Red Bull Air Force is an invite-only fraternity of canopy pilots, consisting of 12 of the most talented and experienced skydivers, BASE jumpers and paragliders on the planet. REVOLUTION SNAPS SIX-GAME WINLESS STREAK With their 2-1 win over D.C. United last weekend, the Revs snapped a six-game winless streak (0-3-3) that started with a 1-1 draw at D.C. on April 17 the Revolution finished the 2008 season on a similar six-game skid (0-4-2) but haven t gone seven games winless since May 20 June 24, BACK ON TRACK WITH GAMES IN HAND Following the club s 2-1 win over D.C. United last weekend, the Revolution is now (13 pts.) and has climbed back to the.500 mark although the Revs were tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference with the Columbus Crew (2-2-7, 13 pts.) entering this week s action, they had one game in hand on Columbus, while they had two games in hand on all four teams ahead of them in the standings New England trailed Toronto (4-4-4, 16 pts.), D.C. (3-2-7, 16 pts.) and Kansas City (4-4-4, 16 pts.) by just three points each, while the club was eight points back of conference-leading Chicago (5-1-6, 21 pts.) with victories in their games in hand, the Revs could climb into second place in the East, just two points out of the top spot. CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES PROVIDE A CHANCE TO REST After snapping their six-game winless skid with a 2-1 win over D.C. United at Gillette Stadium last weekend, the Revs will host their second straight home game on Sunday, June 7, against the New York Red Bulls after playing six of its first nine games on the road, this marks the first time this season that the Revolution plays back-to-back home games while two games may not seem significant on the face of it, the consecutive home dates give the players almost three full weeks (Sunday, May 24 Friday, June 12) at home without having to travel after one game on the road (Kansas City, June 13), the stretch of games at Gillette Stadium will continue through the end of the month, as the Revs will host all three of their SuperLiga group games (June 21, June 24, June 28). HE S BAAAAAAACK: TWELLMAN MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN Taylor Twellman made his 2009 season debut in the Revolution s 2-1 win over D.C. United last weekend, marking his first appearance in more than seven months Twellman had been sidelined since the last game of the 2008 regular season (Oct. 25) while suffering from severe whiplash symptoms, stemming from the blow to the head he received from former LA Galaxy goalkeeper Steve Cronin on Aug. 30, 2008 although he wasn t expected to see the field until the second half, circumstances brought Twellman into the match in the 25th minute when Jeff Larentowicz was forced off with an injury New England s all-time leading scorer made an immediate impact upon his entrance, helping set up the game-tying goal in the 55th minute and drawing the penalty which led to the game-winning tally in the 90th minute. TWELLMAN RESUMES QUEST FOR 100 GOALS With his triumphant return to the field last weekend, Taylor Twellman has resumed his quest to become the fifth player in Major League Soccer history and the first player in Revolution history to score 100 regular-season goals Twellman sits just one goal shy of the mark, as he is currently ranked fifth in career MLS goals (99), six behind fourth-place Jeff Cunningham (105), currently of FC Dallas, and 27 shy of D.C. s Jaime Moreno (126), the league s all-time leading goal scorer at 29 years old, Twellman is on pace to become the league s youngest 100-goal scorer and the player to reach that mark in the fewest games. UPON RETURN, TWELLMAN REACHES 15,000-MINUTE MILESTONE With 65 minutes of action in his 2009 season debut last weekend, Taylor Twellman became the fourth player in Revolution history to play 15,000 minutes for the club Twellman has now played 15,002 minutes of regular-season action for the Revs, trailing only Jay Heaps (20, 349), Steve Ralston (16,536) and Shalrie Joseph (15,267) Joseph became the third player in club history to reach the 15,000-minute mark just two weeks prior against Colorado (May 16). REVS UNBEATEN STREAK AGAINST NEW YORK REACHES 11 GAMES Not only did Kenny Mansally s 90th-minute equalizer in the first meeting between New England and New York this season earn the Revs a 1-1 draw (March 28), but it also extended the Revolution s regular-season unbeaten run against the Red Bulls to 11 games New England is now in its last 11 regular-season encounters with New York, which hasn t beaten the Revolution in a league meeting since Sept. 17, 2005 (5-4 win at Giants Stadium) including playoff matches, the Revs are unbeaten in 13 consecutive matches against the Red Bulls, going GILLETTE STADIUM DOESN T SERVE RED BULL... The Red Bulls have been a very welcome guest to Foxborough in recent years, as the Revs are against New York at Gillette Stadium since the facility opened in 2002 in fact, New York hasn t won in Foxborough since June 29, 2002 a 2-0 win in the club s first-ever visit to Gillette Stadium as New England is in its last 11 home games against the Red Bulls including matches at the old Foxboro Stadium, the Revs are at home against New York for a winning percentage of.739, representing the Revolution s best home winning percentage against any team it has played more than five times.... BUT THE REVS DO ENJOY THE TASTE Coincidentally, the Revolution s current 11-game, regular-season unbeaten run against the Red Bulls dates back to the New York club s name change three seasons ago since New York changed its name from the MetroStars to the Red Bulls prior to the 2006 season, New England has not lost to its conference rival the Revs are in regular-season matches against the Red Bulls since the change, while they re in the postseason. REVS AND RED BULLS FIT TO BE TIED AT 1-1 Although New England hasn t lost to New York since 2005, the Revolution also hasn t defeated the Red Bulls since 2007 the last four meetings between the Eastern Conference rivals have ended in draws, including three consecutive 1-1 stalemates dating back to last season the clubs most recently played to a 1-1 draw on March 28 at Giants Stadium, one of four 1-1 draws that the Revolution has already played to this season. REST FOR THE REVS, NOT FOR THE RED BULLS New England enters Sunday night s meeting with New York (June 7) easily the more rested of the two teams, as the Revs will have seven full days to recover ahead of the match while the Red Bulls will have just two... the Revolution last played on May 30 - a home game against D.C. United - while the Red Bulls had to play Thursday night in D.C. (June 4) before traveling to Foxborough to face the Revs just a few days later. PLAYERS GET RARE THURSDAY OFF After originally planning to train five consecutive days ahead of Sunday night s game against the Red Bulls, the Revolution s coaching staff cancelled Thursday s (June 4) training session so as not to overwork the players... the last time the Revolution had a Sunday game (May 3 vs. Houston), the club trained five straight days and was then defeated by the Dynamo, prior to this season, the Revs hadn t trained five straight days ahead of a match since Aug , New England also lost that match, 1-0, to the Chicago Fire. HEAPS SET TO MAKE HIS 300TH APPEARANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT Having recently become the first player in Revolution history to play 20,000 minutes for the club, defender Jay Heaps is on the brink of another milestone, as he is just one game away from becoming the ninth player in MLS history to make 300 appearances... Heaps enters Sunday night s match against New York on 299 appearances, making him ninth all-time on the career list... an 11-year MLS veteran, Heaps is New England s all-time leader in games played (228), games started (223) and minutes played (20,349)... Heaps is already fourth on MLS all-time list for minutes played (26,093) and is on pace to climb into third place on June 13 against the Kansas City Wizards. THE 900 CLUB Exactly one-third of the way into the 2009 season, three members of the Revolution have played every minute of every game... Jay Heaps, Shalrie Joseph and Darrius Barnes have played all 900 minutes of New England s first 10 games... last year, Heaps was the only Revs player to play every minute of all 30 games, marking the first time in his career that he accomplished the feat. WHETHER PLAYING AS A FORWARD OR MIDFIELDER... After starting at forward for the fourth straight game last weekend against D.C. United (May 30), Shalrie Joseph moved back into his more preferred central midfield role when Taylor Twellman entered the match in the 25th minute... with Twellman s return from injury, not only is the team boosted by the presence of the club s all-time leading goal-scorer, but Joseph is afforded the chance to slot back into the midfield, where he has been one of the league s best players in recent years.... JOSEPH JUST KEEPS SCORING Shalrie Joseph scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season in the 55th minute of the 2-1 win over D.C. United (May 30) last weekend, matching the second-best tally of his career just 10 games into the season... Joseph also scored four goals in 2007, while he notched a career-high six goals in Joseph now has 20 career goals in his six-plus years with the Revolution, good enough for eighth all-time in club history.

5 THE RETURN OF KING KHANO With the Red Bulls in town on Sunday night, former Revolution midfielder Khano Smith could make his first appearance at Gillette Stadium since leaving New England this past offseason... Smith was selected in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft by Seattle Sounders FC, but was then traded to New York before making an appearance for the club... the Bermuda National Team midfielder made his first career appearance against the Revolution on March 28 at Giants Stadium, creating New York s goal with a low cross that Jay Heaps deflected into his own net. MANSALLY PUSHES WIDE After making the first 25 appearances of his MLS career as a forward, Kenny Mansally played on the left side of midfield for the second half of the Revolution s 2-1 win over D.C. United (May 30) last weekend... the switch seemed to suit Mansally, who assisted on Shalrie Joseph s 55th-minute goal just 10 minutes after entering the match... the assist was just the second of Mansally s career and his first since April 9, the 20-year-old Gambian was originally discovered by the Revolution s coaching staff while playing left midfield for his country in the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. ONE, TWO, THREE PENALTIES... The Revolution was awarded its third penalty kick of the season in last weekend s match against D.C. United (May 30), making New England one of just three teams in the league to have earned three penalty kicks entering this week s action... both Chicago and Los Angeles have also earned three spot kicks, but both clubs have played more games than the Revolution... all three of New England s penalty kicks have occurred at Gillette Stadium... the Revs were awarded just two penalty kicks in the entire 2008 season... the most penalty kicks ever awarded to the Revolution in one season is nine (2001).... ALL CONVERTED BY RALSTON Since taking over as the team s primary penalty kick taker midway through last season, Steve Ralston has been nothing short of perfect... the club captain has converted four consecutive attempts from the spot - including all three of New England s PKs this season - and is now the Revolution s all-time leader with eight successful penalty kicks... Ralston uses a brief stutter step on his penalty attempts, waiting to see which way the goalkeeper dives before calmly putting the ball in the other side of the net. RALSTON MAKES IT COUNT As has been the case throughout his career, Steve Ralston has made it count when getting on the scoresheet this season... of his three goals, two have been game-winners, while the other was a game-tying strike... meanwhile, both of his assists have been on goals that either gave the Revolution the lead or tied the game... Ralston is tied for eighth on Major League Soccer s all-time list for game-winning goals (19), while he tops the chart for gamewinning assists (38). REIS STILL JUST ONE CLEAN SHEET SHY OF 50 SHUTOUTS Goalkeeper Matt Reis earned his 49th career shutout in the season-opening, 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes (March 21), and needs just one more clean sheet to become the seventh goalkeeper in MLS history to record 50 shutouts... Reis quest to reach the half-century mark was put on hold from March 28 to April 25, as the veteran goalkeeper missed four games with inflammation in his right knee, while he also missed an additional game against Colorado (May 16) with a concussion... however, he has since returned the Revolution s starting lineup and his 50th shutout could be on the horizon. REVS PRONE TO DRAMATIC FINISHES Unlike last year, the Revolution has shown a penchant for the dramatic this season, as the club has already scored two game-winning goals after the 75th minute... last year, the Revs notched only one game-winning goal so late in a match - on May 24 when Kheli Dube scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Columbus in the 89th minute... this season, Steve Ralston has already bagged two late game-winners (4/4 vs. DAL, 80 ; 5/30 vs. DC, 90 )... the Revolution has also already scored one game-tying goal after the 75th minute this season, while they achieved that feat just twice last season. COMEBACK KIDS The Revolution has come from behind to earn points five times in the first 10 games of the season... the Revs are when conceding the first goal this season, as opposed to (2008), (2007) and (2006) in recent years... while Steve Nicol and his players won t be pleased that they ve allowed their opponents to score first in seven of their 10 games, the fact that they ve come from behind to earn points in five of those matches displays a fighting spirit that is crucial when battling for points and playoff position later in the season. BEHIND THE EIGHT-BALL The Revolution will be looking for a better start to Sunday night s match against the Red Bulls, as the club has allowed the first goal in all four of its home games this season... despite that statistic, the Revs are at home... overall, New England is when conceding the first goal this season. KEEP IT CLOSE As part of the hallmark of head coach Steve Nicol s coaching style, the Revs have been one of the best teams in Major League Soccer in tightly contested games this season... New England has won all three of its games which have been decided by a single goal, while they ve drawn another four matches, including three in hostile road environments... the Revs are one of only two teams in the league to be perfect in one-goal games, along with the Chicago Fire (3-0-0). USING THEIR HEADS Of the Revolution s seven goals scored from the run of play this season, four have been scored via header... the Revs have scored 10 goals in total, but three have come from the penalty spot... Shalrie Joseph has scored three of the Revolution s four headed goals, while Kenny Mansally notched the other. MAN-GAMES LOST CONTINUE TO PILE UP Although the Revs are finally nearing a return to full health, they ve still dealt with an astonishing injury list through the early part of the season the Revolution has lost 50 man-games because of injuries 10 games into the season, which works out to an average of 5.00 mangames lost per game Mauricio Castro and Gabriel Badilla (10 each), Taylor Twellman (9), Chris Albright (8), Matt Reis (5) and Steve Ralston and Kevin Alston (4 each) have all missed multiple games because of injury this season, while Albright has missed an additional game because of suspension the Revs lost 94 man-games because of injury last season, while they lost a remarkable 154 man-games in NICOL EARNS CAREER WIN NO. 90 With the Revolution s 2-1 victory over D.C. United last weekend, head coach Steve Nicol earned the 90th win of his career... Nicol is currently third all-time on MLS career wins list behind only Bob Bradley (124) and Sigi Schmid (117)... now in the midst of his eighth season in charge of the Revolution, the Scot is the longest-tenured head coach in Major League Soccer... a Liverpool legend from his playing days, Nicol has been remarkably successful during his stint at the Revolution s helm, winning four Eastern Conference championships and appearing in six Eastern Conference Finals in his first seven years of service. UNDER-18 CAPTAIN SCOTT CALDWELL TRAINS WITH REVS FIRST TEAM New England Revolution Under-18 captain Scott Caldwell trained with the Revolution s first team this week, giving the Braintree, Mass., native a chance to play alongside many of the players he grew up watching Caldwell most recently appeared for the Revolution s Under-18 team at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Spring Showcase from May 22-25, recording three goals in a 6-1 win over North Meck Soccer Club in his only appearance of the competition a midfielder currently attending the University of Akron, Caldwell missed the majority of the Revolution Under-18s spring season while at school, but he has since rejoined the team Caldwell is also a member of the U.S. Under-18 team, playing with the team at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January SUPERDRAFT SELECTION LACEY DECLINES REVOLUTION S INVITATION The Revolution s seventh overall selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey, has declined the club s invitation to join the team for a trial and will instead pursue other playing options drafted by New England in the fourth round (55th overall) of January s draft, Lacey originally chose to remain at Tulsa to finish his degree before declining the Revolution s invitation to join the club upon his graduation in May. ADDITIONAL SEATS RELEASED FOR MILAN DERBY ON JULY 26 Additional premium seats have been released for the AC Milan Inter Milan match that will be played at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, July 26 the newly-released seats are in the West Fidelity Investments Clubhouse, and each ticket includes a VIP pass to the teams training sessions on Saturday, July 25 the special premium packages are on sale now for $125 each the match is part of a six-game event the World Football Challenge which will be played in stadiums across the country and will feature AC Milan and Inter Milan from Italy, Club America from Mexico and Chelsea from England. REVOLUTION S SUPERLIGA DEFENSE BEGINS IN JUNE The Revolution will begin defense of its SuperLiga crown on Sunday, June 21, when the team commences play in the group stage of SuperLiga 2009 at Gillette Stadium New England, seeded second among the four MLS teams in the tournament, joins the top-seeded Chicago Fire, third-seeded Chivas USA and fourth-seeded Kansas City Wizards as the MLS representatives the four teams from the Mexican Primera División are No. 1 San Luis, No. 2 Santos Laguna, No. 3 Tigres UANL and No. 4 Atlas the Revs will host all three of their group-play matches at Gillette Stadium, including games against Santos Laguna (Sunday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m.), the Kansas City Wizards (Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m.) and Atlas (Sunday, June 28 at 4:30 p.m.) the SuperLiga 2009 semifinals will take place on July 15, and the final will be played on Aug. 5. MLS FUTBOLITO COMING TO GILLETTE STADIUM ON JUNE 21 Futbolito, the official 4-v-4 tournament of Major League Soccer, returns to the New England area on Sunday, June 21 presented locally by MetroPCS, Futbolito will be hosted by the Revolution at Gillette Stadium, marking the first time in the event s 13-year history that Futbolito will be played on an actual MLS stadium field the tournament is being run in conjunction with the Revs opening match in SuperLiga 2009 against Mexican club Santos Laguna MLS Futbolito is the largest touring multicultural event hosted by a U.S. professional sports league, and is a series of all-day events targeting the League s growing fan base registration is currently open at MLSfutbolito.com, while fans can also visit the web site or call MLS-FUTBOLITO for tournament rules and information.

6 PLAYER NOTES 1 MATT REIS POS. GK H. 6-1 W. 196 AGE: 34 The Revs standout goalkeeper... a 12-year MLS veteran, he s now in his sixth season as the team s primary netminder... holds every New England career goalkeeping record, including games played in goal (155), games started in goal (154), minutes played in goal (13,872), goals against average (1.30), wins (63), saves (618), shutouts (40) and save percentage (.724)... his 37 regular-season shutouts since the start of the 2005 season are second among MLS goalkeepers in that time span... became the first goalkeeper in Revolution history to start 150 matches for the club in the season opener against San Jose (March 21)... has been an MLS All-Star and one of three finalists for Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year in each of the last four seasons REGULAR SEASON: Has made five starts, going with a 1.40 goals against average and one shutout... has missed a total of five games because of injury, including four games (March 28 - April 25) with inflammation in his right knee and one game (May 16) with a concussion... made four saves to earn his 49th career shutout in the season-opening, 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes (March 21). INTERNATIONAL: Has earned two caps with the U.S. National Team... is for the Nats, including a shutout in his first-ever U.S. National Team start. Last shutout: SJ Most saves: 10 vs. FCD (6/6/08) 2 AMAECHI IGWE POS. D/M H. 6-0 W. 170 AGE: 21 GENERATION ADIDAS Can play anywhere on the left side of the field or across the back... member of the 2007 Generation adidas program... signed a contract with MLS after his freshman season at Santa Clara... traveled to Spain (2007) and England (2008) with a select Generation adidas team after each of the last two seasons REGULAR SEASON: Has made five appearances, including three starts... has seen time at both left back and right back in a four-man backline, while he s also played as a left back in a three-man backline. INTERNATIONAL: A former member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team, he earned 20 caps and scored one goal for the U.S. U-20s... a member of the U.S. U-20 team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Under-20 World Cup in Canada. 3 CHRIS ALBRIGHT POS. D H. 6-1 W. 180 AGE: 30 One of MLS top right backs and a member of the U.S. squad which traveled to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany... known for his skill, speed and size... an experienced champion, has won MLS Cup championships with three teams (D.C. in 1999, LA in 2002 and 2005), one U.S. Open Cup championship (LA in 2005) and one SuperLiga title (New England in 2008) REGULAR SEASON: Has been limited to one start at right back, missing nine games because of suspension (San Jose, March 21), right ankle inflammation (New York, March 28) and a torn left meniscus (seven games)... made his 2009 debut in the home opener against FC Dallas (April 4)... underwent successful surgery on the lateral meniscus in his left knee on Wednesday, April 22, but has since returned to full training after missing approximately six weeks of action. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 22 caps with the U.S. National Team, scoring one goal... was a member of the U.S. 23-man squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: N/A 4 GABRIEL BADILLA POS. D H W. 165 AGE: 24 One of the top young defenders in the CONCACAF region, Badilla signed with the Revs as an international player on Aug. 18, 2008 after a seven-season career with Costa Rican power Saprissa... a versatile defender who can play anywhere in the back and in most formations, Badilla brings grit and tremendous international experience to the Revs. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 12 caps with the Costa Rica National Team... was a member of Costa Rica s squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany... captained Costa Rica s entry at the FIFA Under-17 World Championship in Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: N/A 5 EMMANUEL OSEI POS. D H W. 160 AGE: 26 INTERNATIONAL An experienced central defender who can also play in the midfield, Osei joined the Revolution from Liberty Professionals in Ghana s top league... has also played in Italy (AS Livorno), Germany (ASV Cham) and Romania (FC Timisoara), while he began his career with Ghana s Hearts of Oak in has drawn attention in the media for his on-field prayer before and after every game, in which he stands at midfield and raises his arms to the sky... was discovered along with Cameroonian forward Stephane Assengue by head coach Steve Nicol on a scouting trip to Ghana this past offseason... signed with the Revs on March 31, 2009, and joined the team for his first training session on Friday, May 1, after receiving his P-1 Visa and arriving in the U.S. on Thursday, April REGULAR SEASON: Has made four appearances, all starts as a central defender in a four-man backline... made his MLS debut in the 1-1 draw against Chicago (May 9) just nine days after arriving in the United States and following just five training sessions with his new teammates. INTERNATIONAL: Was a member of Ghana s 2004 Olympic Team... has been capped by Ghana s senior national team. 6 JAY HEAPS POS. D H. 5-9 W. 155 AGE: 32 Had quite possibly the best season of his career as a defender in for the first time in his 10-year career, he played every minute of every regular-season game in 2008, starting all 30 matches... can play anywhere across the back... can get forward down the wing and is a threat on the end of set pieces because of his tremendous leaping ability... a native son of New England who remains a fan-favorite in Foxborough, Heaps is the active leader in all three Revolution longevity career categories (games played, games started, minutes played) and is fourth in MLS career minutes played (26,093), fourth in career games started (284) and ninth in career appearances (299)... one of three Revs players who have started and played in each of New England s four MLS Cup appearances REGULAR SEASON: Has played every minute of all 10 matches, playing both in the middle and on the left side of a four-man backline and on both the left and right sides of a three-man backline... has recorded one assist... became the first player in Revolution history to play 20,000 minutes for the club against Chicago (May 9)... earned his first assist in almost one year at Toronto (May 23), helping set up Shalrie Joseph s 12th-minute goal... is set to become the ninth player in MLS history to make 300 career appearances this Sunday against New York (June 7). Last Goal: DC Last Assist: TOR 7 WELLS THOMPSON POS. M H W. 155 AGE: 25 A wide midfielder who s equally strong with both feet, Thompson excels when running at defenders... plays without fear and has proven to be a solid ball-winner... his game-winning goal in the final of the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup gave the Revs their first cup championship in club history REGULAR SEASON: Has appeared in all 10 games, starting nine and recording one assist... has played on both the left and right sides of midfield... linked with Steve Ralston to set up Shalrie Joseph s goal in the 1-1 draw at D.C. (April 17)... started the first nine games of the season before entering the most recent match against D.C. (May 30) as a substitute. Last goal: 5/6/07 vs. CHI Last assist: DC 2009 REGULAR SEASON: Has missed the first 10 games of the season with a bulging disk in his back... recently had a procedure performed to ease the pain in his back.

7 8 CHRIS TIERNEY POS. D/M H. 6-0 W. 180 AGE: 23 Selected by the Revs in the first round (13th overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft... a versatile left-footed player, Tierney is a good crosser of the ball, especially from out wide on the flank... a midfielder in college, he made the transition to the backline with the Revs in 2008, seeing action primarily as a left-sided defender... steady on set pieces, especially free kicks... is one of 15 young MLS players featured in CosmoGirl.com s Eye Candy piece, in which readers are supposed to comment on who they believe is the best looking young player in the league REGULAR SEASON: Has made nine starts - five as a left-sided defender in a four-man backline, and four as a left midfielder... has recorded one assist... has started the last four matches at left midfield after making his first five starts of the season at left back... earned his first assist of the season at Toronto (May 23), setting up Shalrie Joseph s 12th-minute goal with a cross from the left wing. Last assist: TOR 9 STEPHANE ASSENGUE POS. F H. 5-8 W. 165 AGE: 19 INTERNATIONAL A speedy forward who can also hold the ball up, Assengue joined the Revolution from Daga Young Stars, a regional team in his native country of Cameroon in Western Africa... was discovered along with Ghanaian defender Emmanuel Osei by head coach Steve Nicol on a scouting trip to Ghana this past offseason... Assengue signed with the Revs on March 26, 2009, and joined the team for the first time on April 7 after receiving his U.S. P-1 Visa REGULAR SEASON: Has made two substitute appearances, totaling 37 minutes of action... made his MLS debut against Houston (May 3) as a 65th-minute substitute, becoming the fifth youngest player to ever appear in a match for the Revolution (18 years, 346 days). 11 KHELI DUBE POS. F H. 6-1 W. 155 AGE: 25 INTERNATIONAL Selected by the Revolution in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft... very quick and skillful on the ball... a prolific goalscorer at the collegiate level, he was the 2007 Big South Conference Player of the Year while attending Coastal Carolina... likes to run at defenders, but is just as adept with his back to goal... has garnered much attention for his unusual goal celebration, in which he conducts a traditional Zulu dance toward the closest corner flag... after performing the dance for the first time, he noted that it was an homage to his mother s South African roots, the Zulu tribe s homeland... one of three finalists for Gatorade Rookie of the Year in REGULAR SEASON: Has appeared in seven matches, starting six and scoring one goal... notched the game-winning goal in the 55th minute of the season opener at San Jose (March 21), volleying Jeff Larentowicz s long pass inside the near post... played the full 90 minutes in the home opener against FC Dallas (April 4), but sustained a concussion just prior to the final whistle... did not start the next match at D.C. (April 17) as a precautionary measure following the concussion, but did appear as a second-half substitute. INTERNATIONAL: Is a former member of Zimbabwe s Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 teams. Last goal: SJ Last assist: DC 13 JEFF LARENTOWICZ POS. M/D H. 6-1 W. 175 AGE: 25 Arguably one of MLS most underrated players, Larentowicz has established himself as one of the league s premier talents in the defensive midfield... earned the starting role midway through the 2006 season and, together with Shalrie Joseph, forms the league s top central midfield, playfully nicknamed, Red and Dread... enjoys joining into the attack, an area which he has worked to develop in the last three years, and has a strong presence in the aerial game REGULAR SEASON: Has started all 10 matches in the center of midfield and has recorded one assist... assisted on Kheli Dube s game-winning goal in the 55th minute of the season opener at San Jose (March 21)... helped set up Shalrie Joseph s game-tying goal in the 1-1 draw at Chicago (May 9), as his deflected cross led to the goal... was forced out of the most recent match against D.C. United (May 30) in the 25th minute after he was struck in the face with the ball, but has since returned to full training. 14 STEVE RALSTON POS. M H. 5-9 W. 160 AGE: 34 MLS Iron Man, Ralston holds the league s career records for minutes played (32,036), games started (359) and appearances (364), as well as assists (130) and game-winning assists (38)... second on the MLS career list for corner kicks (676)... put together an MVP-type season in 2008 with team-high marks in goals (8) and assists (7) before a broken leg ended his season... primarily a right-sided midfielder, he moved to more of a central attacking role toward the end of 2007, but can also play on the left side of midfield, at forward and at right back... set the U.S. record for professional appearances with his start at MLS Cup 2007, collecting his record 371st professional appearance; now has 398 professional appearances... is one of three Revs to have started and played in each of the team s four MLS Cup appearances... named team captain prior to the 2007 season... a seven-time MLS All-Star, Ralston was named the 2008 Revolution Team MVP and earned the 2008 Revolution Budweiser Golden Boot REGULAR SEASON: Has made six appearances - including four starts - and has recorded three goals and two assists... all three of his goals have been from the penalty spot... has played both as a forward in a setup and an attacking midfielder in a formation... has missed four games because of injury, including the first two games of the season (March 21-28) with a right quad strain and two more games (April 25 - May 3) with a right adductor strain... made his 2009 debut in the home opener against FC Dallas (April 4), entering the match at halftime and scoring the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in the 80th minute... made his first start of 2009 in the 1-1 draw at D.C. (April 17) and assisted on Shalrie Joseph s 50th-minute goal... scored the game-tying goal in the 1-1 draw with Colorado (May 16), converting a penalty kick after he was tripped in the box... played a part in both goals in the 2-1 win over D.C. (May 30), assisting on Joseph s 55th-minute equalizer and then scoring the game-winner from the penalty spot in the 90th minute. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 36 caps and has scored four goals for the U.S. National Team... an alternate selection to the U.S FIFA World Cup squad. Last goal: 5/30/09 vs. DC (Penalty Kick) Last assist: 5/30/09 vs. DC 16 MAURICIO CASTRO POS. M H W. 165 AGE: 27 INTERNATIONAL A skilled, technical player, Castro joined Major League Soccer prior to the 2008 season after a six-year career in Honduras Liga Nacional... is equally adept with both feet and plays comfortably on the left or in the middle of the midfield... has good speed and a keen eye for the finishing pass... is tremendous on set pieces and is able to serve the ball all over the area from many locations or on corner kicks REGULAR SEASON: Has missed the first 10 games of the season because of a left hamstring strain. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned four caps for the Honduras National Team... represented Honduras during the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial regional championship of the seven Central American CONCACAF countries, and was most recently called into camp ahead of the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup in January. Last goal: JPF (CCL) (Penalty Kick) Last assist: DC 19 MIKE VIDEIRA POS. M H W. 170 AGE: 23 A central midfielder with strong defensive skills, Videira pursued European playing opportunities after the Revolution drafted him in the 2008 SuperDraft signed a short-term contract with Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League in the summer, but signed with the Revs in December 2008 very technical on the ball and makes tremendous contributions away from the ball a player with extensive experience with the U.S. youth national teams, Videira is one of the top-rated prospects to come out of Massachusetts in many years REGULAR SEASON: Has made two appearances - including one start - playing both as an attacking midfielder in a formation and a withdrawn forward in a setup... made his MLS debut at Real Salt Lake (April 25) as a second-half substitute... earned his first career start against Houston (May 3), playing 77 minutes as an attacking midfielder. INTERNATIONAL: Is a former member of the Under-18 and Under-20 Teams... also played with the U.S. U-14 National Team in Last goal: 9/11/08 vs. CHV Last assist: SJ

8 20 TAYLOR TWELLMAN POS. F H W. 170 AGE: 29 One of the most lethal scorers in MLS history, scoring 99 goals for fifth place in the MLS record books... combines a diverse arsenal of scoring abilities with fierce determination in front of goal... reached the 75-goal plateau faster than anyone in league history (26 yrs., 221 days) at the time, but that mark has since been surpassed by Landon Donovan (26 yrs., 110 days)... is on pace to become the league s youngest 100-goal scorer in 2009 as he is one goal shy of the mark... is now fifth in career goals (99), fourth in career game-winning goals (28) and sixth in multiple-goal games (15)... is tied for sixth on the MLS career postseason scoring chart with 10 goals, six of which have come in the last seven playoff games for which he s been available dating back to tied for the team lead in goals (8) in 2008 despite missing half the season with various injuries... a five-time MLS All-Star REGULAR SEASON: Has made one substitute appearance after missing the first nine games of the season while recovering from severe whiplash symptoms stemming from the blow to the head he received against the LA Galaxy on Aug. 30, made his 2009 season debut in the most recent match against D.C. (May 30), marking his first appearance in more than seven months... entered the United match in the 25th minute and with 65 minutes of action, he became the fourth player in club history to play 15,000 minutes for the club... was pulled down by Bryan Namoff in the box, drawing the penalty kick that Steve Ralston converted to win the game in the 90th minute. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 30 caps and scored six goals for the U.S. National Team... most recently appeared for the Nats on Jan. 20, 2008, when he started and played the first half of the U.S. 2-0 victory over Sweden. Last goal: DC Last assist: 9/11/08 vs. CHV 21 SHALRIE JOSEPH POS. M H. 6-3 W. 180 AGE: 31 One of MLS top players and a perennial MLS MVP candidate... controls the game both ways from his central midfield position and is the fulcrum of the Revolution system... is a three-time Best XI performer and a five-time MLS All-Star... signed a long-term contract extension at the end of the 2007 regular-season after drawing interest from overseas... usually wears the captain s armband in the absence of Steve Ralston REGULAR SEASON: Has played every minute of all 10 matches, playing primarily as a central midfielder but also seeing time recently at forward... currently leads the Revs in both goals (4) and assists (2)... assisted on Kenny Mansally s game-tying goal in the 90th minute of the 1-1 draw at New York (March 28)... provided the assist on Sainey Nyassi s game-tying goal in the 2-1 win over FC Dallas (April 4)... scored his first goal of the season in the 1-1 draw at D.C. (April 17), heading home Steve Ralston s cross in the 50th minute... notched his second goal of the campaign in the 49th minute of the 1-1 draw with Chicago (May 9), ending the Revolution s scoreless streak at 269 minutes... struck for his team-leading third goal at Toronto (May 23), heading home Chris Tierney s cross in the 12th minute... started his fourth straight game at forward against D.C. (May 30), but moved back to central midfield in the 25th minute and scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season in the 55th minute. INTERNATIONAL: Has appeared more than 20 times for the Grenada National Team and has scored one goal... scored his only career international goal in Grenada s 2-1 friendly win over Jamaica on June 10, Last goal: 5/30/09 vs. DC Last assist: 4/4/09 vs. DAL 24 BRAD KNIGHTON POS. GK H. 6-2 W. 195 AGE: 24 Earned a tryout with the Revs in February 2007 after going undrafted at the MLS SuperDraft and MLS Supplemental Draft, and is now the club s backup goalkeeper after spending two years as the third choice... was offered a contract after impressing on the team s 2007 preseason trip to Bermuda... has developed greatly under Goalkeepers Coach Gwynne Williams in the last two years... spent time with the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer Leagues First Division while on loan in REGULAR SEASON: Has made five starts, going with a 2.00 goals against average... made his MLS debut in the 1-1 draw at New York (March 28), starting in place of the injured Matt Reis... earned his first career win in the home opener against FC Dallas (April 4), making nine saves. Last shutout: N/A Most saves: Nine vs. DAL (4/4/09) 25 DARRIUS BARNES POS. D H. 6-1 W. 175 AGE: 22 An athletic central defender who loves to attack the ball, Barnes has great anticipation and timing... has good speed and is very strong on the ball... solid in the air and a tireless worker... a good distributor out of the back... has earned the nickname Rory from the coaching staff in reference to Stoke City midfielder Rory Delap, as both have the ability to create offensive chances with their long throw-ins... a former teammate of Mike Videira at Duke... drafted by the Revolution in the third round (40th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, he was signed on March 17, 2009, after impressing the coaching staff during preseason trips to Texas and North Carolina REGULAR SEASON: Has played every minute of all 10 matches, serving as a central defender in both a four-man and three-man backline... made his MLS debut in the season opener against San Jose (March 21)... has played as the lone central defender when then the Revs have used a formation against FC Dallas (April 4) and Houston (May 3). 26 NICO COLALUCA POS. M H. 5-9 W. 150 AGE: 23 GENERATION ADIDAS A versatile young midfielder with exceptional technical skill, Colaluca has a keen eye for the finishing pass... is primarily an attacking midfielder, but can also play out wide... provides a quality scoring threat out of the midfield... a former teammate of Chris Tierney at the University of Virginia... acquired by the Revolution on May 6 from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Rob Valentino. WITH COLORADO: Originally drafted by Colorado in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft... appeared in four games for the Rapids first team during his two-plus with the club, all as a substitute in his rookie season of was a core member of the Rapids reserve team in 2008, starting all nine Reserve Division matches and finishing second on the team with three goals. COLLEGE: Appeared in 39 games with Virginia, starting 38 in his two-year career before leaving following his sophomore year to sign a Generation adidas contract with Major League Soccer... played primarily as an outside midfielder with the Cavaliers... scored four goals and added six assists... twice earned All-ACC honors and was a member of Soccer America s 2004 Freshman All-American Team... a two-time NSCAA/adidas All-South Atlantic Region team selection... helped guide Virginia deep into the NCAA Tournament in both of his seasons at the school, while he was also a key piece in the team that won the ACC title in his freshman season. INTERNATIONAL: A former member of every U.S. youth team between Under-14 and Under attended the IMG Academy as a member of U.S. Soccer s Residency Program... was called into camp with the U.S. Under-23 team for two games in February PERSONAL: Is the son of John and Lisa Colaluca... has two brothers, Anthony and Joseph... a New England native, he was born in Providence, R.I., and grew up in Coventry, R.I.... led La Salle Academy (Providence) to four consecutive state titles, while he was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year for the state and the Rhode Island State Player of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons... lists playing cards and bowling among his favorite activities away from the soccer field... has volunteered with various agencies in his home state of Rhode Island that focus on distributing gifts and food for those in need. 28 PAT PHELAN POS. M H. 6-0 W. 175 AGE: 24 A physical converted central defender who also displays effective ball distribution in the defensive midfield... adds size and strength to the lineup... has a great soccer mind... combines excellent ball skills with great tenacity in defending a former teammate of Wells Thompson at Wake Forest REGULAR SEASON: Has made six appearances - including four starts - all as a central midfielder... made his 2009 debut in the 1-1 draw at D.C. (April 17), while he has started the last four matches after earning his first start of the season in the 1-1 draw at Chicago (May 9). INTERNATIONAL: A former member of the U.S. Under-18 and Under-20 National Teams helped the U-20s solidify a spot in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Holland invited to the January 2008 Under-23 training camp.